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...(A) The chief of the division of forestry may issue waivers that expand the times and places for kindled fires as set forth in division (C) of section 1503.18 of the Revised Code to the following eligible persons: (1) Persons certified by the chief of the division of forestry as an Ohio certified prescribed fire manager under paragraph (C) of this rule; (2) Persons with a valid permit under...

...(A) Definitions. As used in Chapters 1501:9-1 to 1501:9-12 of the Administrative Code: (1) "Access road" means any road used as primary ingress and egress to the wellhead, tank battery, and associated equipment used in the production of a well. (2) "Active underground mine" means an underground excavation of coal or industrial minerals in any phase of the mining operation which is required t...

...(A) Application for permit--supplementary statutory requirements: (1) The date of application; (2) Designation of the well by name and number; (3) The plan for disposal of water and other waste substances resulting from, obtained, or produced in connection with exploration, drilling, or production of oil or gas. The plan for disposal of salt water shall include identification of any disposa...

...(A) Amount: The surety bond provided for in section 1509.07 of the Revised Code shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Ohio and shall be in the following amount: For an individual bond covering a single well, five thousand dollars; for a blanket bond covering all such wells operated by the principal, fifteen thousand dollars; (B) Delinquent restoration. If the oil or gas w...

...(A) General spacing rules: (1) The division of oil and gas resources management shall not issue a permit for the drilling of a new well, the reopening of an existing well, or the deepening or plugging back of an existing well to a different pool for the production of oil and gas unless the proposed well location and spacing conform to the requirements of this rule. (2) This rule shall not ap...

...(A) As used in this rule: (1) "Fall impact radius" means either of the following as applicable: (a) The distance calculated in feet by multiplying the total height of overhead equipment by a safety factor of 1.2 and measured laterally from the well being constructed or accessed; or (b) For drilling rigs, the distance calculated in feet by multiplying the total height of overhead equipment from th...

...(A) All persons engaged in any phase of operation of any well or wells shall conduct such operation or operations in a manner which will not contaminate or pollute the surface of the land, or water on the surface or in the subsurface (B) In urbanized areas, to minimize off-site sedimentation, erosion and to control the surface flow of water, the well owner and or authorized representative must fo...

...(A) General. A well permitted under Chapters 1501:9-1 to 1501:9-12 of the Administrative Code shall be constructed in a manner that is approved by the chief as specified by these rules, the terms and conditions of the approved permit, plans submitted in the approved permit, and the standards established in section 1509.17 of the Revised Code. The casing and cementing plans in the approved permit are understood to be ...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-2 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Chief" means the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management or the chief's designee. (B) "Construction" means the alteration of the earth, which includes soil, sediment, rock, sand, gravel, and organic material, for the purpose of creating a well site. "Construction" does not include the temporary storage of equipment or materials; activiti...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-2 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Construction" means the alteration of the earth, which includes soil, sediment, rock, sand, gravel, and organic material, for the purpose of creating a well site. "Construction" does not include the temporary storage of equipment or materials; activities to protect sensitive areas or habitats; seasonal tree and vegetative cutting; or ...

...This rule applies to a well site for the drilling of one or more horizontal wells and associated production operations. The well site shall be designed and constructed in a manner that supports the safe drilling and production operations of one or more horizontal wells, and in a manner that protects public health and safety and minimizes damage to natural resources by managing stormwater, protecting surface water and...

...This rule applies to a well site for the drilling of one or more horizontal wells and associated production operations. The well site will be designed and constructed in a manner that supports the safe drilling and production operations of one or more horizontal wells, and in a manner that protects public health and safety and minimizes damage to natural resources, including conservation of topsoil where pr...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-3 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Amendment" means a written authorization of the chief to revise an operating surface facility including any of the following: (1) Any substantial alteration to the design or operation of the surface facility; (2) Alteration to the design or operation of the surface facility that impacts the ability of the surface facility to safely...

...(A) "Person" means any political subdivision, department, agency, or instrumentality of this state; the United States and any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; and any legal entity defined as a person under section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (B) "Chief" means chief, division of oil and gas. (C) "Division" means division of oil and gas, Ohio department of natural resources. (D) "Producer" means the own...

...(A) A person may only store, recycle, treat, process, or disposed of brine or other waste substances at a class II disposal well or at a surface facility in accordance with Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it. (B) No person may allow brine or other waste substances at a class II disposal well or at a surface facility to migrate into an underground source of drinking water...

...(A) Each saltwater injection well permitted after June 1, 1982 shall be constructed in the following manner: (1) Surface casing shall be free of apparent defects and set at least fifty feet below the deepest underground source of water containing less than ten thousand mg/L chlorides, and sealed by circulating cement to the surface under the supervision of the division. In the event cement fails to circulate to the ...

...This rule applies to a new permit to construct a class II disposal well and a surface facility, a new permit to construct a class II disposal well, a new permit to convert a well to a class II disposal well and construct a surface facility, or a new permit to convert a well to a class II disposal well. A class II disposal well and a surface facility shall be designed, constructed, and operated in a manner that protec...

...Any person who proposes to construct, convert to, or operate a brine injection well shall submit an application for a permit to the division on a form provided by the division. (A) Permit required. Unless an appropriate application has been approved by the chief and a permit issued by the division, no person shall drill, reopen, deepen, plug back, rework, or use a well for brine injection. In order to evaluate the p...

...(A) Construction/converion (1) No construction may commence at the well, class II disposal well or class II disposal well and surface facility until a permit is issued. The well shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements established in rule 1501:9-1-08 of the Administrative Code and in accordance with all the following: (a) The well shall be constructed with casing that is mechanically centralized and...

...(A) On and after the effective date of this rule, any person who operates a class II disposal well or a surface facility shall comply with all of the operational requirements and standards in this rule, unless specifically exempted in this rule. Compliance with this rule does not eliminate the requirement that a person comply with any other applicable laws. (B) Only brine and other waste substan...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-4 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Amendment" means a written authorization of the chief to make a revision to a certified oil and gas waste facility. "Amendment" means any of the following: (1) Any substantial alteration in the operational processes at an oil and gas waste facility; (2) Any substantial alteration in the volume of brine or other waste substances th...

...(A) A person may only store, recycle, treat, process or dispose of brine and other waste substances at an oil and gas waste facility in accordance with Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it. (B) No person may allow brine or other waste substances at an oil and gas waste facility to migrate into an underground source of drinking water. (C) Not later than one hundred eighty ...

...On and after the effective date of this rule, all of the following apply to a new oil and gas waste facility: (A) No portion of an oil and gas waste facility shall be located within the boundary of a flood hazard area as delineated on the "National Flood Insurance Rate Map." The chief may waive in writing this requirement if the chief determines the applicant has met applicable flood plain regulati...

...(A) This rule applies to oil and gas waste facilities. This rule applies to both a long-term and a short-term oil and gas waste facility unless specifically excluded within this rule. An oil and gas waste facility shall be designed, constructed, and operated in a manner that safely supports the proposed operations occurring at the oil and gas waste facility and in a manner that protects public hea...

...(A) On and after the effective date of this rule, any person who stores, recycles, treats, processes, or disposes of brine or other waste substances at an oil and gas waste facility shall comply with all the operational requirements and standards in this rule, unless specifically exempted in this rule. Compliance with this rule does not eliminate the requirement that a person comply with any other applicable laws. ...